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Oregon Legislature approves $100 million in bonding support for Pacific Coast Intermodal Port Project

The Oregon Legislature has approved a landmark $100 million investment in the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP), a transformative public-private project that will create...

Perdana Petroleum secures offshore vessel charter from petroleum arrangement contractor

Offshore marine services provider Perdana Petroleum has secured a new work order contract to provide an anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessel. The group...

Stolt-Nielsen Limited reports unaudited results for the second quarter and first half of 2025

Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported unaudited results for the second quarter ending May 31, 2025. The Company reported a second-quarter net profit of $75.2 million with...

Iron ore rises to over one-month high as China targets overcapacity

Iron ore futures rose to a more than one-month high on Thursday, supported by China’s renewed push to curb low-price competition and cut excess...

Baltic Index slips for seventh straight day on weaker capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell for the seventh straight session on Thursday,...

KNOT Offshore issues strategic & operational update

KNOT Offshore Partners LP provided a strategic and operational update on a number of developments involving fleet expansion, chartering, refinancing, and a common unit...

Venezuela’s oil exports on the rise as more cargoes head to China

Venezuela exported some 844,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude and fuel in June, an 8% increase from the previous month as the loss...

HMM to expand Spanish Algeciras terminal

South Korea’s leading container shipping company HMM said Wednesday it plans to expand Total Terminal International Algeciras, its semi-automated facility in southern Spain. On Monday,...

Seatrium secures FSRU conversion contract from Kinetics, a Karpowership initiative

Seatrium Limited announced the award of a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) conversion contract from Kinetics, an energy transition initiative by global floating power...

Neptune Maritime Leasing completes refinancing of GEOS fleet

Greek maritime leasing platform Neptune Maritime Leasing Limited has entered into a new $95m sale and leaseback facility for the seven-vessel fleet of Golden...

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Safe Bulkers announces strong results, increased dividend

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced its unaudited financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June...

CMA CGM: Strong results driven by the Group’s agility in a volatile environment

CMA CGM reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting strong results driven by the Group’s agility in a volatile environment...

TOP Ships announces management estimate of net asset value of $359.2 million, a 24% increase from the previously reported NAV

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that after taking into account the June 30, 2026,...

Costamare reports results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026

Costamare Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026.

Diana Shipping urges Genco Shipping & Trading to stop misleading investors and engage in good faith negotiations

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is the largest shareholder of...

Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says

Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for joint regional management ​of the Strait...

Celestyal launches first Intern Conference, bringing the next generation closer to cruising and shipping

More than 80 participants have taken their first professional steps through the company’s long-standing...

Houthis say they attacked two Saudi tankers; Saudi Arabia says one ablaze in Red...

Yemen's Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the...

Greek flag maintains top international quality rankings

The Greek ship registry continues to meet the highest international quality standards, consistently earning...

Three tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning

Three oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India made U-turns in...

Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...